Miner&#39;s cap.



Witnesses 1). F. BRUBAKER.

- MINERS GAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1912.

Patented Dec.'16, 1913.

Inventor Attorneys @NTTED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

DAVID F. BRUBAKER, 0F GLEN CAMPBELL, 1EENNSSi'LVANIAv MINER S GAP.

Application filed June 1, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID F. BRUBAKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Glen Campbell, in the countyof Indiana and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulMiners Cap, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamps for use by miners, drivers, motormen andothers employed under ground.

It has been found, that lamps such as commonly employed, will not remainupon the caps of the wearers when they strike overhanging timbers orother obstructions and are often thrown to the ground and extinguished,thus leaving the user in darkness.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide means wherebya lamp will be held securely to the cap under the conditions stated, theholding means being simple and durable and necessitating no changes inthe construction of the lamp proper.

A further objectiis to provide improved means for connecting the lamp tothe crown of the cap, said means including guides for directing the lampinto proper position relative to one of the attaching elements.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cap with thepresent improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough a portion of the cap and the parts attached thereto, the lampbeing shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on line AB Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference C designates a caphaving a vizor D. A supporting element designated. generally at l isarranged upon the front portion of the cap and consists of a backingstrip 2 of sheet metal and a front strip 3 also of sheet metal, the twostrips being of the same length and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16,1913. Serial No. 701,060.

being held together by means of the longitudinal edge portions of theplate 2 which are folded onto the plate 1 so as to form retainingflanges 4, as shown particularly 1n Fig. 1. The supporting element hasits upper portion bent back substantially at a right angle and rivetedor otherwise secured upon the front portion of the crown of the cap C,this rearwardly extending portion being indicated at 5. The lowerportion of the supporting element is bent forwardly as indicated at 6and is riveted or otherwise secured upon the vizor D.

A guide plate 7 is secured at its sides upon the rearwardly extendingportion 5 and is formed with parallel upstanding beads 8 forming achannel 9 therebetween, there being an opening 10 in the bottom of thechannel adjacent the front end thereof.

A spring clip 11 is fastened, at its center, to the supporting element 1at a point between the bent portions 5 and 6 and the arms of the clipconverge forwardly and merge into outwardly rolled terminals 1:2. Thisclip is of such size as to embrace and firmly clamp upon the body 13 ofa torch lamp such as commonly employed, said body having a hooked stem14 upon the rear portion thereof. Said stem has its pointed terminalextending downwardly and adapted to be seated within the opening 10.Said terminal is also adapted to extend into openings 15 formed withinthe strips 2 and 3 and registering with the opening 10. The opening 15formed in the strip 2 is smaller than the other opening 15 so that, whenthe terminal of the stem is inserted into the openings, the pointed endof the stem will engage the walls of the lower opening 15 and thus besupported so as to prevent the pointed end from sticking through thecrown of the cap and possibly injuring the wearer. A reinforcing wire 16is housed between the strips 2 and 3 close to the openings 15 andbetween said openings and the front end of the rearwardly extendingportion 5. This wire thus prevents the walls of the openings 10 and 15from wearing forwardly too rapidly, and also serves to space the strips2 and 3 apart adjacent the opening 15, whereby the walls of said openingwill engage the stem 14 at points considerable distances apart and will,consequently, prevent the stem from swinging within the openings.

When it is desired to fasten the lamp to the cap, the lower portion ofthe lamp body 13 is CIT forced between the outwardly rolled terminalportions of the clip 11 and said clip thus springs into engagement withthe body of the lamp. The lamp can then be pushed downwardly and duringthis movement the pointed terminal of the stem 14; will come intocontact with one of the beads 8 and be deflected thereby and guided intothe openings 10 and 15. The parts will thus assume the positionsillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. As the clip- 11 firmly engages the lamp atall times, it will be seen that, should the lamp strike an overhangingprojection it will not become detached from the cap. In order to detachthe lamp it is first necessary to push it upwardly relative to the capso as to withdraw the pointed end of stem 14 from the openings 10 and15. The lamp must then be pulled forward with sufficient force toovercome the resistance of the spring arms of clip 11. The intermediateportion of the supporting element 1 obviously serves to support thecrown portion of the cap and to support the lamp from the vizor D.

What is claimed is The combination with a cap, of a supporting elementincluding connected strips having rearwardly extending non-yieldingportions arranged one above the other and secured upon the crown portionof the cap, there being registering openings within said portions, acombined spacing and reinforc- I ing element interposed between therearwardly extending portions of the strips and in front of the openingtherein whereby said openings are spaced apart, a spring clip eX-tending forwardly from the supporting element, a lamp engaging the clip,a guide .;downwardly upon and engaging solely the wall of the lowermostone of the spaced openings, that portion of the stem above the pointedterminal being held against swinging movement by the wall of the upperopen.- ing. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID F. BRUBAKER.

lVitnesses W. H. MCCRADY, B. W. WILSON.

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